Updates + Additions
New Releases
“+-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION),” Ed Sheeran – Sept. 27
“Live in Liverpool,” P.P. Arnold – Oct. 18
“In the Real World,” Eric Bibb – Oct. 18
“Son of a Broken Man,” Fantastic Negrito – Oct. 18
“Strawberry Hotel,” Underworld – Oct. 25
“Tchaikovsky: The Seasons,” Bruce Liu – Nov. 1
“Sounding Joy – The Holiday Album,” Lea Salonga – Nov. 1
“Together At Home,” Michael Ball & Alfie Boe – Nov. 8
“Wildflowers in Concert at the Town Hall, NYC,” Judy Collins – Nov. 8
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season Two,” Bear McCreary – Nov. 29
New Music Friday: Sept. 13, 2024
Reissues
“L.A. Is My Lady,” Frank Sinatra – Oct. 25
“Live At Fillmore East, 1969,” Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Oct. 25
“Christmas Once More,” Carpenters – Nov. 1
“Seed Cake on Leap Year,” Cass McCombs – Nov. 8
“Dearly Beloved: A Prince Songbook,” various artists – Nov. 15
“Dr. Feelgood (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition),” Mötley Crüe – Nov. 22
“Brotherhood (Definitive Edition),” New Order – Nov. 22
“Ballad of the Broken Seas,” Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Nov. 22
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Unsubscribe from the Underground,” Hayley and the Crushers (five-song EP; Hear here; Kitten Robot)
“Lost & Found,” Josh Cullen (Hear here; Sony Music Entertainment Philippines)
“Oh My God – That’s So Me,” Okay Kaya (Hear here; ONErpm)
We were just young and restless and bored / Livin' by the sword
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
GROUND, KÁRYYN
I Used To Be a Real Piece of Shit, Sløtface
I Lay Me Down, Central Collective feat. Travis Cottrell
Beach Love Night, Hippie Flowers
Rose Colored Glasses, Piper Page
Nothing Ever Grows, Krooked Tongue
Skip a Beat, Sarina
Rich in Dreams, Madison Olds
Doodles, Rose Betts
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Ben Thapa (co-founder of vocal group G4, which finished second in the debut season of “The X Factor” in 2004)
Herbie Flowers (British bassist played on “Walk On the Wild Side,” “Space Oddity,” “Rock On,” etc., and was a member of Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky)
Will Jennings (Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist wrote or co-wrote “My Heart Will Go On,” “Up Where We Belong,” “Tears in Heaven,” etc.)
Screamin’ Scott Simon (Sha Na Na)
This Week In … 1999
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Bailamos,” Enrique Iglesias
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Unpretty,” TLC (from No. 23 to No. 4)
Highest Debut (No. 55) – “I Love You Came Too Late,” Joey McIntyre
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Never Gonna Let You Go,” Faith Evans (from No. 57 to No. 17)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Sexual (Li Da Di),” Amber
No. 1 Album – “Millennium,” Backstreet Boys
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of …),” Lou Bega
No. 1 Album – “Come On Over,” Shania Twain
In Canada
(Source: MuchMusic)
No. 1 Song – “Breathe,” Moist
No. 1 Album – “Millennium,” Backstreet Boys
Music News
> CMA Awards: Beyoncé Snubbed; Morgan Wallen, Post Malone Earn Multiple Nominations | The Hollywood Reporter
> Kendrick Lamar to Headline 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show | CNN
> Patti Scialfa, Longtime Member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis | Pitchfork
> Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Ordered to Pay $100 Million in Sexual Assault Judgment | Variety
> Dave Grohl Says He’s Become the Father of Baby Girl Born Outside His Marriage | NBC News
> ‘This Machine Sues Fascists’: Jack and Meg White Sue Donald Trump for Use of White Stripes Song | Salon
> Five Revelations From Elton John’s New Documentary, ‘Never Too Late’ | Variety
> Peter Frampton Finally Finds Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Doors Open to Him | The Associated Press
> New Linkin Park Singer Emily Armstrong Responds to Criticism Over Danny Masterson Support | Variety
> Sérgio Mendes’ 10 Best Hits: Music That Fused Jazz, Pop, Latin and a Little Sex | Billboard
> Kansas Co-Lead Vocalist Stepping Away After Nearly 40 Years | American Songwriter
Dedicated to Winnie G. We miss you, girl.